6th Annual Wildcat Hills 3-D Shootout

The Alliance Archery Club and Western Nebraska Archery Association are joining forces again to put on a 3-D target shoot in the Wildcat Hills south of Gering, Neb. Each day archers will be challenged with two rounds of 25 targets at unmarked distances.

The event will take place June 7 and 8 south of Gering, Neb. on Highway 71 to Old Stage Hill Road. Signs will mark the event location.

Lunch is included in entry fees each day for the archers participating and is available to non-shooters for $5.

Participants can sign up June 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or June 8 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

This is a rain or shine shoot — the event will happen as scheduled no matter what the weather is.

A youth Lifetime Hunting permit will be drawn for on June 8 for all youth 15 and under that participate in either or both days. This permit is valued at over $200.

Classes for this shoot will be Men and Women Bow Hunter Free Style, Traditional, Youth and Cubs. Entry fees for this shoot are Adults $20 per day, Youth $15 per day and Cubs shoot free. Paybacks to adult archers who shoot both days will be for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Payback in the Adult classes adds up to 50 percent of entry fees.

There will be trophies in the Youth class for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Again the youth must shoot both days to qualify for trophies. Cub archers will be awarded medals for each day they shoot.

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In the Adult classes (BHFS and Traditional) there will have to be a minimum of three archers in a class to receive payback. Example: Four women Traditional archers will make a Women's Traditional class and there will be 50 percent payback to three of those archers.

Water will be available at the start - signup station and on the course. There is a primitive restroom not far from the shoot location. Camping is available at the Wildcat Hills campgrounds.

Door prizes will be drawn for each day.

For more information you can go to 3dshoots.com, or call Dan Anderson 308-629-7041 or Randy Sterkel 308-672-3200.

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